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Remembering JDH

Model Railroader

A record year for Amherst

News & Reviews

Rapido Trains HO RS18u diesel locomotive

Atlas N scale H24-66 Train Master

Tangent HO Southern Pacific boxcar

Why is there an F on the front of diesels?

Build a laser-cut wood structure kit

Create a small bridge scene • Add big depth and variety to your layout with this small project

A tribute to Jim Hediger • He was a member of the Model Railroader staff for 43 years

A shelf layout in a bedroom • The HO scale Santa Fe 4th Street Spur measures 1'-6" x 8'-0"

Build a trolley car • San Francisco MUNI No. 1818 shines under wire in HO scale

SERVING THE SOUTH in a spare room • Pulpwood and a paper mill keep this compact HO scale railroad busy

Locomotive wheel cleaning station

C&NW’s Waseca, Minn., yard in the 1970s

MODEL RAILROADER HALL OF FAME NOMINEES • These three authors and builders influenced many model railroaders

Extra 1027 West on the move

Trackside Photos

By the YardⓇ

Coming Up

Floating cars across the Detroit River